Fort Worth Rangers

The Fort Worth Rangers were a minor professional ice hockey franchise based in Fort Worth, Texas. They played in the American Hockey Association (AHA) during the 1941-42 season and in the United States Hockey League (USHL) from 1945-46 to 1948-49. They played home games in the Will Rogers Memorial Center.

History
The Rangers were granted a franchise to play in the AHA for 1941-42 season, but they were only able to play in that one season before the AHA ceased play as a result of World War II. The league was resurrected for the 1945-46 season as the USHL, where Rangers played for four seasons until the team folded after the 1948-49 season.

The team's most successful seasons on the ice were the 1946–47 and 1947-48 seasons, when they finished the season in second place. The team folded after the 1948-49 season because of travel expenses.

Coaches

 * 1941-42: Gene Carrigan
 * 1945-46: Eddie Shore
 * 1946-47: Wally Kilrea
 * 1947-49: Gordon Savage

Notable players

 * Gordie Bell
 * Paul Bibeault
 * Tony Bukovich
 * Gene Carrigan
 * Bert Connelly
 * Chuck Corrigan
 * Bill Cupolo
 * Joffre Desilets
 * Tommy Filmore
 * Tom Fowler
 * Harry Frost
 * Bill Gooden
 * Walter "Red" Jackson
 * Vern Kaiser
 * Francis Kane
 * Ken Kilrea
 * Russ Kopak
 * Pete Leswick
 * George Pargeter
 * Bert Peer
 * Ray Powell
 * Alex Ritson
 * Al Rittinger
 * Bill Summerhill
 * Gordon Tottle
 * Bill Warwick
 * Don Webster